Election Information
Board Of Education Members
November 2024 - November 2025
Diana Y. Serna, Board President (Place 2)
Ricardo "Rick" Rodriguez, Vice-President (Place 4)
Ramona Barron, Secretary (Place 5)
Griselda Quintanilla, Assistant Secretary (Place 6)
Yolanda Castillo, Member (Place 3)
Cynthia A. Gutierrez, Member (Place 7)
Carlos Villegas, Jr., Member (Place 1)
Election Term Information
Upcoming Election: November 3, 2026
Trustee positions to be filled: 1, 2, and 3
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Place |
Term Expires |
Current Trustee |
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1 |
2026 |
Carlos Villegas, Jr. |
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2 |
2026 |
Diana Y. Serna |
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3 |
2026 |
Yolanda Castillo |
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4 |
2028 |
Ricardo "Rick" Rodriguez |
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5 |
2028 |
Ramona Barron |
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6 |
2028 |
Griselda Quintanilla |
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7 |
2028 |
Cynthia A. Gutierrez |
Election Contact
Rebecca Gonzales, Assistant Superintendent for Finance
rebecca.gonzales@psjaisd.us
601 E. Kelly P. O. Box 769
Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: 956-354-2018
Fax: 956-354-3002
School Trustee Election Timeline
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District PSJA ISD School Trustee Election Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
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Saturday, January 1, 2026
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First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot
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Saturday, July 18, 2026
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Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot
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Monday, August 17, 2026 5:00 PM
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Last Day to Register to Vote
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Monday, October 5, 2026
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Due date for opposed Candidates to file FIRST Candidate/Officeholder
Report of Contributions, Expenditures and Loans (30 days before) |
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First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
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Monday, October 19, 2026 |
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Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (received, not post-marked)
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Friday, October 23, 2026
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Due date for opposed Candidates to file SECOND Candidate/Officeholder
Report of Contributions, Expenditures and Loans ( 8 days before) |
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Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
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Friday, October 30, 2026
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ELECTION DAY
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Additional Information
Form, Content, and Procedure: An application for a place on the ballot must be in writing; signed, sworn to by the candidate before a person authorized to administer an oath, and dated; timely filed with the dis-trict’s filing authority (often the superintendent’s secretary or another designated district employee); and contain specified information about the candidate:
- The candidate’s name, date of birth, and occupation;
- The candidate’s residence address or the address at which the candidate receives mail with a description of the location of the candidate’s residence;
- The candidate’s length of continuous residence in Texas and in the district (and single mem-ber district, if applicable) as of the date the candidate swears to the application;
- If available, a public mailing address and email address at which the candidate receives corre-spondence relating to the candidate’s campaign;
- The office sought, including any place or other distinguishing number and an indication of whether the office sought is for a full or unexpired term;
- Statements that the candidate is a U.S. citizen; has not been determined by a court to be mentally incapacitated; has not been convicted of a felony; is aware of the nepotism law; and swears an oath to support and defend the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and laws.
Eligibility: An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:
- Is a United States citizen;
- Is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
- Has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
- Has not been finally convicted of a felony;
- Has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
*For an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s name is written in; or
*For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
- Is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
- Satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
Tex. Elec. Code § 141.001; Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.
